sewage system
Example Sentences
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The lawyers also wrote that 800 new rental units would overwhelm the area’s sewage system, and that the project warrants a historical review because the Marina Safeway is “one of the first modern Safeway stores.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Navy official said the Ford’s sewage system, which uses vacuum technology to transport waste from roughly 650 toilets on board, has experienced issues during the deployment, averaging about one maintenance call a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Repairs take years to complete, she said, adding a buzzer was broken for a year and a sewage system has been faulty since 2012.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025
Last year, heavy rainstorms washed into the river thousands of tons of debris that took nearly five months to clear and broke several pumps in the sewage system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Every time blood went down the drain, they would pour bleach after it— they didn’t want Ebola getting into the Reston sewage system.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
